THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17th SEPTEMBER, 1898.
Removal of Business.
13. The presiding Magistrate and justices may permit Removal of the business licensed under a publican's" or adjunct license business, to be removed to other premises if they shall be satisfied that the application to remove such business (which shall be by written memorial) may reasonably be granted. The Tirenseo shall enter into new recognisances, and shall receivo a new certißlento entitling him to a new license for the remainder of his term on payment of the fee specified in Schedule S.
Other Provisions.
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19. Every licensed publicnu or adjunct licensee shall Sko, have his full name painted in legible letters at least three duction of inches long, with the words "Liccused to retail intoxicating liquoes," constantly and permanently remaining, and plainly to be seen and real, on some conspicuous part of his house, and no peram not actually holding a publicom's license or adjunct license (except the keeper of a Chinese wine and spirit shop or the holder of a Chinese Restaurant license as hereinafter provided) shall keep up any sign, writing, painting, or other mark, which my imply or give reasonable enuse to believe that his premises are licensed for retail or barter of intoxicating liquors, or that such liquors are sold, served, or retailed therein,
20. The business of every liccused publican or adjunct Regulations, Tiecusce shall be carried on subject to the following regn- lations :---
(1) No liquor shall be sold or drunk on the premises licensed except between such hours as the Magistrate shall enter on the certificate to be granted under section 12.
(2.) No disorder shall be permitted on the premises. (3.) No person shall be allowed to become drunk on the preinisos, nor shall liquor be supplied to nag person
who is drunk.
(1.) No game of chance shall be played on the premises. (5.) A derent and suitable privy and urinal shall be maintained in a state of cleanliness and good repair for the use of customers.
(6) The licensee shall not abandon the occupation of his house, or permit any other person to become virtually the keeper therest.
(7.) The licensee shall not employ any person to sell or dispose of any liquors outside of his licensed pre- mises, nor shall he allow or suffer any liquors to be so disposed of on his account.
21. When any licensed publican or adjunct licensee Forfeiture shall be charged with any offence under this. Ordinauce of recoz- and shall not appear to answer to such charge, it shall be nisanos, lawful for any Magistrate to order that the recognisance of such licensed publican or adjunct licensee be forfeited until his appearance, and in case any licensod publican or adjunct liecases be twice convicted of any offence under this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for the Magistrate to order, on the second conviction, that any fine imposed on such offender, not exccoding the amount of his recognisances, be paid by his sureties.
22. No liccused publican or adjunct licensee shall maintain Action on any action for, or recover any debt or demand on account account of of intoxicating liquors, unless such debt shall bonâ fide have liquors. been contracted at one time to the amount of five dollars or upwards, nor shall any item in any account for such liquors be allowed where the liquors bonâ fide delivered at one time shail vot amount to the full sum of five dollars, not shall any claim against any seaman or soldier in Her Majesty's service for debt for intoxicating liquors supplied be allowed : Provided always that nothing herein coutained shall extend to prevent innkeepers from keeping an account with lodgers and travellers, in which any charge for liquors may be included, and recovering the amount thereof in a Court of Justice.
General Provisions.
23. No person licensed under this Ordinance shall tako Taking or receive in payment or pledge for liquor or any entertain- pledges. ment whatever supplied in or out of his house any article or thing whatever except money.
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